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Saul Williams & Trent Reznor Team For Donation-Based Album

Posted in Music News on October 26, 2007

Rapper Saul Williams has teamed up with producer Trent Reznor - of Nine Inch Nails - for his new full-length, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust.  The album will see its release in a similar fashion to that of Radiohead's In Rainbows.  The album will be available on a donation-basis on November 1st.  But where In Rainbows was criticized for its low quality bit-rate mp3's, Williams' album will see a release in high bit-rate mp3 and FLAC formats. More info on the release can be found online here.

Oink Shut Down / Owner Arrested

Posted in Music News on October 23, 2007

Oink, the members-only download site for file-sharing music, has been shut down by British and Dutch authorities. The owner, a twenty-four-year-old man, was arrested in the town of Middlesbrough.  Last week, Dutch authorities siezed the site's servers, which were housed in Amsterdam. You can read the full story on the … Read more

Scissorfight Vocalist Announces Art Show

Posted in Music News on October 17, 2007

Scissorfight vocalist Ironlung will be taking part in an art showing on October 20th.  The event, Circus Maximus Group Show, takes places at 7:00 PM at Vixen in Provincetown, MA.  In other news, Ironlung has begun work on a solo project dubbed Dead Whale.  He is currently recording his debut … Read more

Aaron Turner Launches Blog

Posted in Music News on October 14, 2007

Isis guitarist/vocalist and Hydra Head Records co-owner Aaron Turner has started his own blog. You can check that out here. Read more

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Radiohead Release New Album Today

Posted in Music News on October 10, 2007

Today is the day, October 10th, the day of the digital release of Radiohead's new full-length, In Rainbows.  As previously announced, the band released their new album digitally to those that ordered the album. Initial response to the album has been very positive.  Be on the lookout for Scene Point … Read more

Patton / Kaada DVD Coming Soon

Posted in Music News on October 10, 2007

A DVD chronicling Mike Patton and John Kaada's live collaboration at 2005's Rosklide Festival in Denmark will be released by Ipecac Recordings on November 20th.  The DVD, titled Live, will feature the entire performance as well as rehearsal footage and a photo archive.  Patton and Kaada previously worked together on … Read more

Spin Magazine & Music Nation Launch The Hot Pursuit

Posted in Music News on August 28, 2007

Spin Magazine and Music Nation are teaming up for The Hot Pursuit, a contest that looks to discover tomorrow's best kept musical secret.  The winning artist will be selected by an esteemed judges panel of Perry Farrell, Tim Kasher, and Spin editor Doug Brod.  Interested artists can sign up and … Read more

Morrissey Turns Down The Smiths Reunion

Posted in Music News on August 23, 2007

Here's an interesting note passed along by Morrissey's publicist that you'll likely to see plastered across the Internet everywhere you look.  Morrissey was approached with a lucrative offer to tour under The Smiths moniker - so long as guitarist Johnny Marr was involved - in 2008 and/or 2009. What kind … Read more

Dave Grohl Interview

Posted in Music News on July 27, 2007

MTV recently spoke with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl about the band's new full-length effort, Echoes, among other topics.  Specifically, Grohl talked about the title and how it reflects the music. It's tough to name a record.  A lot of bands go into the studio with the title already in … Read more

Brian Baker Interview

Posted in Music News on July 26, 2007

An in-depth interview with Brian Baker of Bad Religion, Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, etc. fame has been posted online here.  Bad Religion is headling Warped Tour this Summer. Read more

John Stabb Assaulted / Benefit Organized To Help Medical Costs

Posted in Music News on July 24, 2007

John Stabb of Government Issue fame was recently assaulted by a group of five individuals just blocks from his Maryland home.  Stabb will be forced to undergo extensive facial surgery and an undetermined hospital stay, which means mounting medical bills.  Friends of Stabb have started a benefit to raise money … Read more

Justin Broadrick Update

Posted in Music News on July 7, 2007

Justin Broadrick of Jesu will be keeping busy with a number of new projects and tours in the works. On the recordings end of things, Broadrick has Jesu planned for a split 12" with Battle of Mice and two new EP's.  Broadrick will also be handling a number of remix … Read more

Fucked Up Interview

Posted in Music News on June 28, 2007

The good people over at Pastepunk posted an in-depth interview with Fucked Up vocalist Pink Eyes. You can read the whole thing here. Read more